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I'd rather the litterbugs just not litter in the first place. (Sure, accidents happen, but I've seen ten times more outright antisocial trash dumping than forge

I'd rather the litterbugs just not litter in the first place. (Sure, accidents happen, but I've seen ten times more outright antisocial trash dumping than forgetting a candy wrapper by mistake.) People get upset because it is entirely possible to live in a world where you don't have to clean up after people who don't take responsibility for themselves, and I think a lot of people are tired of it.

duxup 3y ago
I've never really found "those people shouldn't do that" does much to change things or make the world a better place.
- lostlogin 3y ago
  Best proof of this is seen in shared kitchens. A sign saying that keeping the place clean is a shared responsibility is sure to get things back on track…
- easyas124 3y ago
  This is a slippery slope towards nihilism. When we expect less and less of our fellow humans, where do we wind up?
kgermino 3y ago
There's loads of littering by me but I don't think people realize how much of the trash blowing around isn't left out by individuals (intentionally or accidentally) but an artifact of our trash collection process. A lot of the litter by me either falls out of the bin/truck during collection, is dug out of trash cans by squirrels, or spills out when the wind opens the can lid or even blows it over completely. There's things we can do to mitigate that but it'll never be perfect so you'll always see "someone else's trash" blowing in the wind.
- duxup 3y ago
  My trash pickup day is Wednesday, and it is always the windiest day.
- micromacrofoot 3y ago
  There's the whole other aspect of people who don't care to properly bag trash (which attracts more vermin that also spread litter). It's a very frustrating situation.
  - kgermino 3y ago
    Oh I hate that! It's far from a perfect solution - bags tear, you can't bag recyclables, sidewalk and park trash cans will always have loose trash - but it's huge and too many people don't know or care to do it.

duxup 3y ago

I've never really found "those people shouldn't do that" does much to change things or make the world a better place.

lostlogin 3y ago
Best proof of this is seen in shared kitchens. A sign saying that keeping the place clean is a shared responsibility is sure to get things back on track…
easyas124 3y ago
This is a slippery slope towards nihilism. When we expect less and less of our fellow humans, where do we wind up?

kgermino 3y ago

There's loads of littering by me but I don't think people realize how much of the trash blowing around isn't left out by individuals (intentionally or accidentally) but an artifact of our trash collection process. A lot of the litter by me either falls out of the bin/truck during collection, is dug out of trash cans by squirrels, or spills out when the wind opens the can lid or even blows it over completely. There's things we can do to mitigate that but it'll never be perfect so you'll always see "someone else's trash" blowing in the wind.

duxup 3y ago
My trash pickup day is Wednesday, and it is always the windiest day.
micromacrofoot 3y ago
There's the whole other aspect of people who don't care to properly bag trash (which attracts more vermin that also spread litter). It's a very frustrating situation.
- kgermino 3y ago
  Oh I hate that! It's far from a perfect solution - bags tear, you can't bag recyclables, sidewalk and park trash cans will always have loose trash - but it's huge and too many people don't know or care to do it.